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CELEBRATE MOM AT SKAMANIA LODGE

An exceptional brunch and overnight package mark the occasion

Stevenson, Wash. – (April 14, 2010) – Skamania Lodge, an all-season mountain resort in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area managed by Destination Hotels & Resorts, invites families to show Mom how much they care with a Mother’s Day Package on Saturday, May 8 – Sunday, May 9, 2010.  

“Mother’s Day is a time to spend with family,” said Scott Spann, general manager of Skamania Lodge.  “Skamania Lodge is happy to offer a great environment for families to create new traditions and lasting memories while showing mom how special she is.” 

Skamania Lodge’s Mother’s Day Package includes one night accommodations in a Superior Forest view room for two, and entry to the specially crafted Mother’s Day brunch.  The Mother’s Day brunch will take place in The Cascade Room on Sunday, May 9 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and features a variety of special offerings.  Menu highlights include:

• Starters
  • Dungeness crab with mignonette, cocktail sauce and remoulade
  • Goat Cheese with sun dried tomato tapenade and roasted garlic basil pesto
  • Assorted terrines, pâtĂ©s and galantines
• Salads
  • Pasta salad, artichokes, grape tomatoes and asiago cheese with lemon basil vinaigrette
  • Smoked chicken and apple salad with sour cream and honey dressing
  • Seasonal fruits – cantaloupe, honey dew, watermelon, pineapple, strawberries
• Carving station
  • Native American-style potlatch salmon with remoulade
  • Slow roasted prime rib au jus with horseradish sauce
  • Assorted breakfast sausages and smoked bacon
• Omelet Station
  • Performed by Uniformed Chet
• Entrees
  • Roasted halibut with fresh dill, tomato fennel concasse and pinot gris beurre blanc
  • Cheese blintzes with raspberry coulis
  • Green curried beef with pan fired yaki soba noodles and fine julienned vegetables
  • Eggs benedict with hollandaise sauce
• Pastries
  • Assorted pastries – cakes, pies, cobbler, cookies, strudel
  • Strawberries dipped in chocolate
  • Cheesecakes, short cakes with berries, chocolate Ă©clairs, truffles, baklava 

Prices for Skamania Lodge’s Mother’s Day brunch are $41.95 for adults, $20.95 for children ages 7 to 12 and $9.95 for children 6 and under.  Rates for the Mother’s Day Package start at $197.  Package rates do not include Lodge fee, taxes or gratuities.  All reservations are subject to availability.  For more information or to book a Mother’s Day package, please visit www.skamania.com or call (800) 221-7117.  

About Skamania Lodge

Surrounded by the waterfalls, peaks, forests and canyons of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Skamania Lodge is an all-season mountain resort and conference center, situated on 175 acres, 50 minutes east of Portland, Ore., in Stevenson, Wash.  With 254 guest rooms and a 22,000-square foot, International Association of Conference Centers (IACC) approved conference center, Skamania Lodge offers a destination for outdoor enthusiasts and groups.  Skamania boasts the Waterleaf Spa, indoor swimming pool and whirlpools, a fitness center, onsite hiking, an 18-hole par-70 Golf Course that earned a four-star rating from Golf Digest magazine in their “Best Places to Play” for 2008, the Cascade Room, River Rock Lounge and the U.S. Forest Service Information Center located in the lobby.  Skamania Lodge is centered in a Pacific Northwest playground with hiking, biking and Sternwheeler cruises along the Columbia River in the summer; skiing and snowshoeing in the winter; and golfing, fishing and whitewater rafting all year long for outdoor enthusiasts.  Skamania Lodge is a spectacular location to soak in the natural beauty and to enjoy a vast array of outdoor activities. www.skamania.com. 

About Destination Hotels & Resorts

Skamania Lodge is one of more than 30 independent, upscale hotels, resorts and conference centers by Destination Hotels & Resorts, the fourth largest independent hospitality management company in the country. To protect and preserve the unique communities in which the company operates, Destination launched Destination Earth, an environmental sustainability program in 2008. New for 2009 is the 582-room Terranea Resort situated on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in southern California. The 102-acre ocean front resort will feature a 25,000-square-foot destination spa, three swimming pools, three restaurants and a Todd Eckenrode-designed par three golf course. In addition to Terranea in the greater Los Angeles area, Destination operates properties in key metropolitan areas and resort markets including Washington, D.C., Denver, San Diego, Santa Fe, Aspen, Palm Springs, Houston and Lake Tahoe. Destination is a subsidiary of Los Angeles-based investment, development and management firm Lowe Enterprises.  For more information on the properties in the Destination Hotels & Resorts collection, please visit www.destinationhotels.com. 

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